Where are the farms located and how are the shellfish kept there?
Aquaculture production facilities operate across the entire landscape of the country, with activities in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairie Provinces, the Yukon, and British Columbia. Site selection for a shellfish is a process, which can take up to three years because of the complexity of regulation and site management requirements. Many things are taken into account, including such basics as water requirements. These can include water depth, current flow, sheltered location, the proximity of other (local) resource users, salinity, and water temperature and oxygen content. Other processes also applied are the proximity to sources of pollution, tourist sites, other local forms of fish in the habitat, the potential for algae growth in shallow water locations and the accessibility to a transportation infrastructure that doesn’t contribute to environmental intrusion or damage. Shellfish need incredibly pristine environment and this
